There are a few types of laser marking machines in the market. In addition to UV laser marking machine which has the highest precision,CO2 laser marking machine and fiber laser marking machine are very common in the different industries. So what are the differences between these two?
Laser marking machine can leave permanent marking on the material surface. And comparing with laser engraving machine, it is more commonly used in applications that require higher precision and delicacy. In electronics, electrical appliance, hardware, precision machinery, glass & watch, jewelry, automobile accessories, plastic pads, PVC tubes, etc., you can often see the trace of laser marking. There are a few types of laser marking machines in the market. In addition to UV laser marking machine which has the highest precision, CO2 laser marking machine and fiber laser marking machine are very common in the different industries. So what are the differences between these two?
CO2 laser marking machine vs fiber laser marking machine
1.Performance
CO2 laser marking machine can be installed with CO2 RF laser tube or CO2 DC laser tube and the laser power is big. These two types of CO2 laser sources have different lifespan. For CO2 laser RF tube, its lifespan can reach 60000 hours while for CO2 DC laser tube, its lifespan is about 1000 hours. The lifespan of the laser source is closely related to the one of the CO2 laser marking machine.
As for fiber laser marking machine, it has the highest electro-optical conversion efficiency and has pretty low energy consumption. It features high marking speed which is 2 to 3 times faster than traditional laser marking machine. And the fiber laser source inside has around several hundred thousand hours in its lifespan.2.Application
CO2 laser marking machine is suitable for non-metal materials, including paper, leather, fabrics, acrylic, wool, plastics, ceramics, crystal, jade, bamboo, etc.. As for the applicable industries, it can be used in consumer electronics, food package, beverage package, medicine package, construction ceramics, gift, rubber products, furniture and so on.As for fiber laser marking machine, it is suitable for metal materials, such as stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminum, alloy, copper, etc.. As for the applicable industries, it can be used in jewelry, knife, electrical appliance, hardware, automobile accessories, medical machinery, construction pipe, etc..
3.Cooling method
Based on different laser source, CO2 laser marking machine requires water cooling or air cooling, since their laser powers are often quite big.As for fiber laser marking machine, the commonly used cooling method is air cooling.
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